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Meet Ken Brown – Consett’s Korean War VeteranHistory · 12 June 2025Meet Ken Brown – Consett’s Korean War VeteranKen Brown, born 95 years ago in Park Villas, Leadgate, lived an extraordinary life. Called up for National Service, he joined the King’s Shropshire Light Infantry, training at Bordon in Shrewsbury. His first deployment took him to Hong Kong, where his regiment defended the colony from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Next came Korea, where…Read the story →

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